Social Studies

Social studies is taught to all students at HES, grades K-5. The curriculum combines the learning of content and skills in the study of history, geography, economics, civics, and government. Our social studies curriculum draws on many disciplines and integrates them.

While encouraging respect for differences in home backgrounds, the social studies curriculum at HES nurtures students’ sense of their common ground as present or future American citizens and prepares them for responsible participation in our school’s and civic life. It also emphasizes the development of the political principles and institutions of Western civilization as well as preparing students to understand the world outside the United States.

The social studies curriculum at HES was devised from the History and Social Science Curriculum Framework published by the Massachusetts Department of Education and is updated regularly to align with updated state standards.

Please know that it is the policy of the Harvard Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of
race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, activities or employment policies as required by Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments, Chapter 199, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.